'Stop the hypocrisy, sir': Hasnat slams Asif Nazrul over post 'condemning attack' on Nur

Interim government's Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul has condemned the attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad leader Nurul Haque Nur, drawing a sharp reaction from NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah.

Last night (29 August) around 11pm, Asif Nazrul posted on his verified Facebook account, "I strongly condemn and protest the barbaric attack on VP Nurul Haque Nur."

BNP, Jamaat, NCP condemn attack on Nur

However, Hasnat Abdullah criticised the post in the comment section, accusing Asif of hypocrisy. 

"Is protest your job? Stop the hypocrisy, sir. You will have to give an account of what you have been doing instead of performing the duty for which you were appointed. We know who, where and how obstacles are being created. Don't hide behind protests, just do your job," he wrote.

Nur suffered head injury, nose bone fractured: DMCH director

A clash broke out between activists of the Jatiyo Party and Gono Odhikar Parishad in front of the Jatiyo Party's central office in the capital's Kakrail yesterday evening (29 August), which left several people injured including Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur, who was later admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in a "critical" condition. 

Jatiyo Party leaders alleged that activists of Gono Odhikar Parishad launched an attack on them while marching past the party office. 

Several injured as Jatiyo Party, Gono Odhikar Parishad activists clash in Kakrail

On the other hand, Gono Odhikar Parishad leaders claimed that it was the Jatiyo Party supporters who first hurled bricks and stones at their procession, provoking the clash.

Following the clashes, a large number of law enforcement personnel, including army and police, were deployed to the scene to restore order, according to police.